Tuesday, May 28, 2013

GAC Water Filter Review

Are you one
of those unfortunate people who live in an area that has really gross tap
water? Perhaps it smells like you’re drinking a glass full of rotten egg water
or (I’ve noticed this especially at certain restaurants) it has so much
chlorine added that it tastes and smells like you’re drinking a glass of pool
water? Or, maybe you’re just a water snob like me. If any of the above apply to
you, I’ve got a solution to share with you!

Van Delft Inc. makes GAC (granular
activated carbon) water filters for use on the go and at home. They are
designed to remove chlorine, chloramines (derivatives of ammonia, yuck!), odor
and taste, and other particulates in otherwise potable water. Each
biodegradable (you read right!) filter is about the size of a tea bag and can
filter up to 50 Liters of water.

You may be thinking, “Granulated
carbon? How does it work? Is it safe to ingest?” In a nutshell, the carbon is
super porous, so, when your water flows over the surface of it all of the nasty
bits in your water attach to the carbon. The activated carbon is also perfectly
safe to consume, although it is suggested you rinse your filter off first to
get rid of the dust. It is commonly used in hospital emergency rooms to treat
accidental poisoning. Pretty cool, huh?

GAC water
filters can be really handy on the go since they don’t take up much room in or
out of your water bottle, but can be used at home as well. Instead of buying an
expensive water filter system for your faucet, just get a pitcher of water and
stick one of these little guys in and let it set for a few minutes to let the
activated carbon work its magic! These are also great for people who enjoy
outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, etc. since they easily fit and
don’t take up hardly any room in your sports bottle. These would be great for
parents too for running to the store and going on other errands.

I’ll be
honest, I haven’t used these as much as I would like, even though I take a
water bottle with me to work every day. I work in Hot Springs National Park so
I have ready to drink, non-treated, potable straight from the ground thermal
water available to me while I’m working. However, since we have city water at
home, I have used these water filters there and while out on our walks. I
usually drink the filtered water from our refrigerator machine at home, but I
have tried the filter with our tap water and it tastes just as good as the
filtered refrigerator water! These have also been a lifesaver on our afternoon
strolls, as I mentioned, because I’m a bit of a water snob and find drinking
fountain water to be kind of gross. So, I just filled my reusable water bottle
up, with my GAC filter already inside, swished it around a bit for the
activated carbon to do its job and voila! Non-yucky drinking fountain water!

Van Delft
Inc. is so sure you will be satisfied with their GAC filters that, if you go to
their website HERE and click the blue “Try One for Free!” button in the top
right corner, they will send you a sample to try one for yourself! If you would
like to go ahead and order some, they are very affordable and can be purchased
HERE.

Getting Green with Baby was not compensated monetarily for
this review. I received a GAC water filter in exchange for my honest opinion
and review. All opinions expressed herein are my own.

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Hi! I'm just your average mom. I enjoy reading, doing crafty things, and doing just about anything outdoors; I even like yard work! My family and I are living the dream and getting our homestead/farm started. I like to blog about our random farm projects, homeschooling, and an array of parenting and semi-crunchy topics.